diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index df367db5..699794c2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 data/*
 *.pyc
-helpers/*.pyc
+*.egg/
+*.egg-info/
+.cache/
+.coverage
+.eggs/
+build/
+coverage.xml
+junit.xml
+pgpass